Travelling by taxi will cost us more from next Monday. The new measures pinned the service in the highest VAT band of 23%. Until now cabbies only had 13%.

And indeed they are worried because work has shrunk dramatically anyway over the past four years and the trend stays the same. "We are now made tax-collectors and have to slap higher prices," complained one of them.

Here's how rates change from Monday (in Euros):

Service

Old rate

New rate

VAT 13%

VAT 23%

initial fee

1,19

1,29

daily rate

0,68/km

0,74/km

night rate

1,19/km

1,29/km

minimum charge

3,16

3,44

advance order

0 - 5

0 - 6,15

to and from

Athens airport

3,87

4,18

luggage

(over 10 kg)

0,40

0,43

to and from

ports, railway stations

1,07

1,17

The trip to the Thessaloniki airport is burdened with another €3.44, while journeys to and from other airports – with €2.83. The minimum charge outside Athens will be €3.69.

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